Unione Sportiva Lecce

Genoa 4-2 Lecce, Back Into the Relegation Zone…

adam — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:55:10 +0000

Well then. At halftime one could say Lecce would have a great chance to claim a point away from home at Genoa. Two goals from Di Michele, to be cancelled out twice by Floro Flores and Palacio, gave Lecce a 2-2 scoreline after 45 minutes. Unforunately…David could not play defence and midfield for us, too. In the second half Genoa came out flying. Palacio gave his team the lead off a corner, which was horrifically marked.

Over the past two games, Lecce has conceided 7 goals. Today, the main culprit for the leakage in the pipe that is our defence, is Tomovic. It was literally physically painful watching Floro Flores havinghis way with Tomovic. One may say Fabiano played just as poorly, and he did defensively, but he at least offered some attack on a set piece for Lecce. It really doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out that without our Superman, Di Michele, this game would have been 4-0 Genoa, maybe even worse.

The defeat came at an even steeper price as all of Parma, Sampdoria, Cesena, and Catania won. Lecce sits level on points with Sampdoria with 35, but due to the difference of goals scored and goals allowed, Lecce sits in 18th spot…aka the relegation zone. Big game next week vs Chievo…

Goals

David Di Michele (3′, LEC)
Antonio Floro Flores (10′, GEN)
David Di Michele (30′, LEC)
Rodrigo Palacio (43′, GEN)
Rodrigo Palacio (53′, GEN)
Antonio Floro Flores (62′, GEN)

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Forza Lecce! Ciao!

Daniele Corvia!!!!! Lecce 3-3 Cagliari

adam — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:08:28 +0000

Instantly love the man. Incredible scenes to end a thrilling game. With the Samp freefall it looks like Lecce are going to be staying up!

Also, an apology to all. I became really filled with other stuff to do, and was not able to keep up with this blog, but now that’s all taken care of! Fino alla fine forza Lecce!

Lecce 3-3 Cagliari

Robert Acquafresca 20′ (CAG)
Djamel Mesbah 49′ (LEC)
Daniele Conti 67′ (CAG)
Robert Acquafresca 72′(CAG) Robert Acquafresca 20′ (CAG)
Fabiano 88′ (LEC)
Daniele Corvia 90+3′ (LEC)

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Sospensioni, sospensioni, sospensioni!

adam — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:27:08 +0000

Suspensions, suspensions, suspensions!

In total, four players are suspended for the weekend match against Juventus. Giacomazzi, Jeda, Olivera, and Gustavo will all miss the fight against the Turin side. The FIGC felt we were getting off to lightly, I suppose, as manager Spaletti Di Canio will always miss the upcoming game, due to a two match ban.

The Judge has imposed two rounds of disqualification upon Spalletti De Canio for the following reasons: “to have, at the end of the match, on the field of play, a threatening attitude towards the referee, grabbing him by the arm and leaning against his chest,

De Canio has since responded with saying “I am not a violent person”, and also seems to mention Calciopoli (ya, that’s still going on) by continuing to say, “I am not trying to accuse anyone or the referee for helping Juventus, who will be our next opponent. It is not like Lecce to cry, complain, and moan.” Di Canio will still run the training for the week and chose to start today’s practice at 12:30 (local time) to coincide with kickoff.

Preview will be up on Friday, Kickoff: Sunday at 11:30 GMT.

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Ciao!! Forza Lecce!

Ciao mondo!

adam — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:47:42 +0000

Good day (or night…or morning, whatever your time zone fancies) to everybody! Since this Lecce blog has pretty much been abandoned I decided to resurrect it! I’ll begin my telling you all a bit about myself.

My name is Adam Carter, currently residing in Stoney Creek, Ontario (just outside of Toronto). I love calcio, while supporting two teams: Juventus and Lecce. When I saw that TheOffside needed a Lecce blogger I couldn’t resist myself to apply. This club has a great fan base back in Italy and I want to try and publicize it as much as I can in the English speaking world.

I’ll try to post previews and reviews, mid week updates, injuries, transfer rumours…all that good stuff!

Until then, you can follow the official twitter for this blog @LecceOffside. This blog’s email, which will be shared with the twitter account, will be lecceoffside@gmail.com.

Ciao!

FORZA LECCE!

RESULTS Week 26 Italian Serie A 2008 – 2009 Twenty Sixth Round UDINESE 2 – 0 LECCE Goals by Gaetano D’Agostino and Giovanni Pasquale

Tommaso — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:02:17 +0000

As the season goes on , Lecce are in serious risk of being Relegated…The story line said it all

66% Ball Possession Udinese and 34% Ball Possession Lecce
Udinese – Lecce
74′ Gaetano D’Agostino
90′ Giovanni Pasquale
Next Fixture- Reggina who are in last place on the table…This is a critical match….Updates mid week on line ups

Siena the next Test for Lecce

Tommaso — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:53:37 +0000

Coming off a 2-0 win to dismal Cagliari. Siena will be the next “test” in the campaign. No doubt the thoughts of a win and being in the Top 10 has to add pressure but we will see hopefully that Lecce is up to the task!
As a side note; as a player I enjoy watching teams that have kept the “identity” of there style of playing. Not to take away from the success of the Powerhouses but many do not play simply what I love to watch , a physical, testing chess match which is Calcio.
until Next post..Ciao

Lecce 2-0 Chievo Verona

Tommaso — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:16:10 +0000

First I would like to apologize for my absence. I have been between Caccamo and Orsogna and am finally settled in. Just in time to revel in Lecce securing a 2-0 victory over Chievo Verona!

Second-half strikes from Fabio Caserta and Jose Castillo gave Lecce their first win of the season at the Stadio Via del Mare.

Who would of thought Lecce is 13th and ahead of as Roma anf ac Milan after week two? It is early but gives reason to believe!
Please lets refrain from any inappropriate comments..Forza Lecce!!

Lecce Get Castillo….

Tommaso — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:55:27 +0000

Lecce have signed José Ignacio Castillo Álvarez,
A prolific striker, nicknamed Nacho, he moved in Italy in 2001 to join Serie D club Brindisi, offering a massive contribution to their promotion to Serie C2 thanks to 15 goals in 23 matches. Despite this, he was not initially allowed to try his luck into professional football due to his lack of a European Union passport, and consequently opted to join Apulian Serie D side Nardò, where he scored 17 goals. In 2003 he left Nardò for Vigor Lamezia, where he scored an impressive 24 goals in 32 matches. In 2004, Castillo returned to Apulia to join newly-promoted but ambitious Serie D side Gallipoli, helping them to gain two consecutive promotions thanks to a 40 goals in 55 matches, being now able to play into Serie C2 during the 2005-06 season after having finally obtained an Italian passport at the age of 29.

For the 2006-07 season, Castillo agreed to join Serie B side Frosinone in a loan deal, but failed to impress, scoring only 5 goals in 30 matches and being mostly featured as a substitute during the campaign. For the following season, Castillo signed for newly-promoted Serie B club Pisa, and presented himself by scoring two winning goals to Bari in his debut match with the nerazzurri.
I want to take a second to address my Friend writing the Palermo blog.

Tiri la vostra testa dal vostro asino e mantenga la lingua ripugnante sul vostro blog. Sarò con la famiglia a Palermo questa caduta. A Palermo diciamo che ci sono tre tipi di maschi. 1. Uomini 2. Uomini mezzi 3. Uomini che hanno cacato i loro pantaloni Lo penso caduta nel numero tre.

MEZZAGIORNO…….PASSIONE, TUTTI, TUTTI!!

Tommaso — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:57:32 +0000

A Little Taste of Southern Class…Ciao!

The Rise of saint antonio

Tommaso — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:17:34 +0000

Saint Antonio as my family ALL call him is 100% Bari, 100% South!!
Heres to you Antonio!!